This 160-page complete teaching unit has everything you'll need to deliver profoundly engaging lessons on William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Capture your students' attention with daily worksheets that are equal parts visually stimulating and intellectually substantive. Inspire students to arrive at a whole new depth of insight while falling in love with Shakespeare's plays! Here's what you'll find in this editable 160-page complete unit: • Introduction to Shakespeare's World: The 30-page introduction includes five handouts covering topics like Shakespeare's biography, the language of Renaissance England, the construction of the Globe Theater, how to recognize iambic pentameter, and more. Every handout is followed by a comprehension check, practice exercise, or quiz. You could spend up to a week with the introductory handouts — or skip them altogether. Answer keys included. (30 pages) • STUDENT WORKBOOKS on Julius Caesar: The 50-page workbook features highly engaging worksheets on every scene in Julius Caesar. Each worksheet is divided into sections which invite students to engage with the text in a variety of different ways: The Passage Analysis section invite students to analyze one or two key passages from each scene. The Evidence Hunt challenges students to answer an interpretive question by finding the best textual evidence to support their answer. The Comparing Quotations section invites students to make connections between quotations from different scenes in the play. The Discussion Question section features three higher-order questions designed to foster lively discussions and interpretive debates among students. The Quick Writes challenge students to compose short arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence — leading to keen interpretive insights! • Workbook Answer Key: The 50-page answer key to the workbook provides detailed answers to the passage analysis, evidence hunt, and comparing quotations sections. The answer key is informed by the best books and articles written by leading Shakespeare scholars: Marjorie Garber (Harvard), Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard), Coppélia Kahn (Brown), Emma Smith (Oxford), and many others. (50 pages) • Figurative Language Quiz: The quiz challenges students to identify 7 types of figurative language — metaphor, simile, metonymy, paradox, personification, apostrophe, and hyperbole — used across 20 quotations from Julius Caesar. Also included is a glossary with definitions of the types of figurative language as well as examples of how they're used in the early scenes of Shakespeare's play — so you can begin reviewing the types of figurative language with students before they tackle the quiz. Answer key included. (5 pages) • Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Let students choose from one of 5 thought-provoking sample topics — or invite them to develop a topic of their own. Writing schedule, outline template, and rubric included. (8 pages) • Pacing Guide: The pacing guide provides suggestions about which scenes to assign for homework to make sure the nightly workload is manageable while each class session is maximally productive. (2 pages) This unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word docs and PDF. Because the Word docs are fully editable, you'll be able to customize them to suit your teaching style or the skill levels of your students — year after year. If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access the full unit in PDF format — which is easy to navigate and quick to print! In case you'd prefer to purchase this product on the TPT website, here is a link that will take you to the product page on TPT. I'm currently having a SUPER SALE on the Shakespeare units in my TPT shop. Act fast to get this complete unit for just $9.99!!! I'm eager to do everything I can to help ensure that you have an amazing experience with teaching Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. If you have any questions along the way, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the email address below. I'm always happy to hear from fellow teachers who share a passion for great literature! Happy teaching, Adam Jernigan [email protected]
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Planning to teach a play by William Shakespeare? This 50-page resource packet has EVERYTHING you could possibly want to introduce ANY play by William Shakespeare.... This comprehensive bundle includes a biography of the Bard, an account of the construction of the Globe Theater, handouts and exercises to help students understand Shakespeare's language, worksheets and quizzes introducing students to iambic pentameter, worksheets on Shakespeare's original idioms and insults, and a lot more. Here's what you'll find inside this 50-page resource bundle: • William Shakespeare Biography: This 4-page biography of William Shakespeare explains the conditions of his early life and schooling in Stratford-upon-Avon, how he became involved in the London theater scene, the impact which the death of his son Hamnet had upon his writing career, his gradual transition from comedies to tragedies, and more. Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages) • The Globe Theater: A 2-page handout on what inspired Shakespeare's acting company to build the Globe Theater. A dispute with the landlord of their old theater motivated Shakespeare's company to meet with lanterns in the middle of the night, disassemble their old playhouse, and transport the timber across the Thames River to the plot of land where they would build the Globe. How did the construction of the Globe infuse new life into Shakespeare's company? How would Shakespeare make reference to the Globe in plays written after its construction in 1599? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (4 pages) • Shakespeare's Language: A 3-page handout on the crucial topic of Shakespeare's language. Literary scholars have pointed out that "the life of Shakespeare's plays is in the language." What's so special about Shakespeare's language? Did he really invent 1,700 new words? What kinds of words did he invent, and how do they contribute to the meaning of his plays? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages) • Renaissance Glossary: This 2-page glossary features 50 words that appear frequently within Shakespeare's plays but are no longer used in modern-day speech: adieu, beseech, ere, fain, naught, prithee, troth, wot, etc. Familiarizing students with this words will make their reading experience much smoother! This glossary includes a definition for each word as well as an example of how it's used in Shakespeare's plays. (2 pages) • Translation Practice: This 2-page worksheet features 20 brief quotations from a diverse range of Shakespeare's plays. Challenge students to translate each quotation into modern English. This exercise gives students a change to demonstrate their understanding of the words in the Renaissance Glossary. Includes answer key. (4 pages) • Decode the Idiom: This 1-page worksheet features 12 quotations that feature idioms which Shakespeare invented: wear my heart on my sleeve, all that glitters is not gold, I have a charmed life, as good luck would have it, and more. Challenge students to identify the idiom by filling in the word missing from the quotation. Then have students explain the meaning of the idiom. Includes answer key. (2 pages) • Blank Verse: A 2-page handout on the when and why Shakespeare employs blank verse (i.e. unrhymed iambic pentameter). This handout explains how blank verse emerged as a popular verse form as well as what distinguished Shakespeare's usage of blank verse. When and why do some of Shakespeare's characters break with the regular rhythms of blank verse? Why might some characters alternate between using verse and prose? (2 pages) • Scansion Practice: Students learn to identify iambic pentameter by scanning 10 well-known quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer key. (4 pages) • Quizzes on Meter (x2): The 2 quizzes on meter are designed to asses whether students are able to accurately scan Shakespearean lines. Each quiz features 10 quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer keys. (8 pages) • Shakespearean Insult Generator: Shakespeare's characters are exceptionally creative in their elaboration of insults. Indeed, some scholars have suggested that the insults in Shakespeare's plays amount to their own education in wit. If your students are sufficiently mature, you could use this exercise to invite them to generate their own original Shakespearean insults. (2 pages) The resource will download as a Zip folder which contains the entire 50-page unit in two different formats: Microsoft Word *and* PDF. The editable Word doc can be customized to suit the skill levels of your students year after year. If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access a PDF version of the full unit. Check out the preview for this resource to view a sampling of what you'll get.... As a high-school teacher who is currently teaching a year-long elective on Shakespeare's plays, I'm eager to do everything I can to ensure that you have an amazing experience with Shakespeare! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the email address below. Thank you for choosing Rigorous Resources! Happy teaching! Adam Jernigan, Ph.D. [email protected]
Planning to teach a play by William Shakespeare? This 50-page resource packet has EVERYTHING you could possibly want to introduce ANY play by William Shakespeare.... This comprehensive bundle includes a biography of the Bard, an account of the construction of the Globe Theater, handouts and exercises to help students understand Shakespeare's language, worksheets and quizzes introducing students to iambic pentameter, worksheets on Shakespeare's original idioms and insults, and a lot more. Here's what you'll find inside this 50-page resource bundle: • William Shakespeare Biography: This 4-page biography of William Shakespeare explains the conditions of his early life and schooling in Stratford-upon-Avon, how he became involved in the London theater scene, the impact which the death of his son Hamnet had upon his writing career, his gradual transition from comedies to tragedies, and more. Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages) • The Globe Theater: A 2-page handout on what inspired Shakespeare's acting company to build the Globe Theater. A dispute with the landlord of their old theater motivated Shakespeare's company to meet with lanterns in the middle of the night, disassemble their old playhouse, and transport the timber across the Thames River to the plot of land where they would build the Globe. How did the construction of the Globe infuse new life into Shakespeare's company? How would Shakespeare make reference to the Globe in plays written after its construction in 1599? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (4 pages) • Shakespeare's Language: A 3-page handout on the crucial topic of Shakespeare's language. Literary scholars have pointed out that "the life of Shakespeare's plays is in the language." What's so special about Shakespeare's language? Did he really invent 1,700 new words? What kinds of words did he invent, and how do they contribute to the meaning of his plays? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages) • Renaissance Glossary: This 2-page glossary features 50 words that appear frequently within Shakespeare's plays but are no longer used in modern-day speech: adieu, beseech, ere, fain, naught, prithee, troth, wot, etc. Familiarizing students with this words will make their reading experience much smoother! This glossary includes a definition for each word as well as an example of how it's used in Shakespeare's plays. (2 pages) • Translation Practice: This 2-page worksheet features 20 brief quotations from a diverse range of Shakespeare's plays. Challenge students to translate each quotation into modern English. This exercise gives students a change to demonstrate their understanding of the words in the Renaissance Glossary. Includes answer key. (4 pages) • Decode the Idiom: This 1-page worksheet features 12 quotations that feature idioms which Shakespeare invented: wear my heart on my sleeve, all that glitters is not gold, I have a charmed life, as good luck would have it, and more. Challenge students to identify the idiom by filling in the word missing from the quotation. Then have students explain the meaning of the idiom. Includes answer key. (2 pages) • Blank Verse: A 2-page handout on the when and why Shakespeare employs blank verse (i.e. unrhymed iambic pentameter). This handout explains how blank verse emerged as a popular verse form as well as what distinguished Shakespeare's usage of blank verse. When and why do some of Shakespeare's characters break with the regular rhythms of blank verse? Why might some characters alternate between using verse and prose? (2 pages) • Scansion Practice: Students learn to identify iambic pentameter by scanning 10 well-known quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer key. (4 pages) • Quizzes on Meter (x2): The 2 quizzes on meter are designed to asses whether students are able to accurately scan Shakespearean lines. Each quiz features 10 quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer keys. (8 pages) • Shakespearean Insult Generator: Shakespeare's characters are exceptionally creative in their elaboration of insults. Indeed, some scholars have suggested that the insults in Shakespeare's plays amount to their own education in wit. If your students are sufficiently mature, you could use this exercise to invite them to generate their own original Shakespearean insults. (2 pages) The resource will download as a Zip folder which contains the entire 50-page unit in two different formats: Microsoft Word *and* PDF. The editable Word doc can be customized to suit the skill levels of your students year after year. If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access a PDF version of the full unit. Check out the preview for this resource to view a sampling of what you'll get.... As a high-school teacher who is currently teaching a year-long elective on Shakespeare's plays, I'm eager to do everything I can to ensure that you have an amazing experience with Shakespeare! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the email address below. Thank you for choosing Rigorous Resources! Happy teaching! Adam Jernigan, Ph.D. [email protected]
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Our William Shakespeare Poster is a great educational resource that will help you create relevant and engaging English Literature classrooms.
The text is about William Shakespeare´s life.21 cloze test questions plus a writing activity.For the writing activity,I chose one of the most famous Shakespeare quotes and wanted my students to explain it using at least 50 words.Suitable for intermediate and upper intermediate students. - ESL worksheets
In this podcast/post, I'm sharing some of my own favorite classroom activities you can use with any Shakespeare plays and the results of my Shakespearean treasure hunt around the web. If you're looking for some fun resources to engage students with Shakespeare, click through to learn more!
Shakespeare facts, games, videos and more to help primary-school children with homework projects and history.
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Want tips for teaching Shakespeare to kids? This great book and these memorization cards will help you out!
Here's a fun EFL worksheet to match words related to William Shakespeare.
This worksheet is dedicated to William Shakespeare- the most famous playwright in the English language. It consists of three different exercises. Answer key is given. - ESL worksheets
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William Shakespeare made huge contributions to the world of theater as well as to the English language. This unit study teaches elementary aged children all about his plays, some English history, and inspires them to put on their own production.
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This Shakespeare biography, written for kids, teaches young readers, writers and thespians all about the literary giant.
You'll be "in stitches" when you discover how many common phrases and sayings from our everyday language now come originally from Shakespeare! Here's a fun poster to display in the classroom.
Introduce and review the life of the great English bard with this engaging Shakespeare activity. Puzzles make fun no prep activities for early finishers, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, reading comprehension and lesson plan supplements, themed classrooms, sponge activities, introductions to new topics, and sub files. The words hidden in this resource are: Actor, Anne Hathaway, Bard, Comedy, Dramatist, Elizabeth, England, Globe, Hamlet, History, Julius Caesar, King Lear, London, Macbeth, Othello, Plague, Playwright, Poet, Queen, Shakespeare, Sonnet, Stage, Stratford, The Tempest, Theater, Tragedy, Troupe, and William. Two versions of the puzzle are included. One has the colored illustration that you see here and the other has a black outlined illustration (which saves on printing costs and gives puzzlers something to color in). Solution included. Do you hesitate to use word search puzzles in the classroom thinking that they are not educational? Think again. Consider just some of the many benefits of this type of puzzle: Enhances vocabulary Improves spelling skills Boosts memory retention Increases concentration and focus Reduces stress and anxiety You might also like: • Hamlet Word Search • Macbeth Word Search • Romeo and Juliet Word Search • Romeo and Juliet Crossword • A Midsummer Night's Dream Word Search • Shakespeare Vocabulary Word Search • William Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle We love FEEDBACK! And you earn CREDITS! • Log in to your Teachers Pay Teachers account. • Click on the drop down menu “My TpT”. • Select “My Purchases”. • Choose ratings and leave feedback. • Know that we love you for it! ♥ ♥ ♥ Puzzles to Print guarantees you the highest quality crosswords, word finds, cryptograms, Sudoku and number puzzles available.
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Using the term 'tragedy' about Shakespeare's plays invites attempts to fit them to the Aristotelian pattern but none of them fits comfotably. For example,
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a great piece for British literature or AP lit, so it's important to get students excited!
Here are 5 powerful lessons when introducing Shakespeare to kids. Included are books for kids about Shakespeare and his plays; lessons from Shakespeare and how to prepare to go to a Shakespeare play.
Teaching Shakespeare can be a rewarding experience, and incorporating creativity into your approach can make the material more engaging for students. Here are seven creative ways to begin a unit on William Shakespeare or a unit that studies his literature... 1. Create a scavenger hunt with facts related to Shakespeare's life, works, and the Elizabethan era. Hide or hang the facts around the classroom or school. Then, have students hunt for the facts. As they find each fact, have them add the information to their notes as they build background on Shakespeare. This activity gets students up and moving while providing them a historical base for their Shakespeare studies. Need ready-made facts? Find them here! 2. Have students choose a character from one of Shakespeare's plays and write a modern-day monologue for that character. This activity allows students to connect with the characters on a personal level and showcase their understanding of the language and themes. 3. Make learning about Shakespeare especially engaging with a doodle poster. Have students fill the poster with facts about William Shakespeare. Then, have students glue the pages together to make an extra-long infographic. As students color in their doodle poster, they'll be exposed to facts one more time. This activity makes building background creative and fun. Grab a ready-made doodle poster HERE. 4. Ask students to imagine that Shakespeare and his characters had social media profiles. They can create Facebook pages, Instagram accounts, or Twitter feeds for characters like Romeo, Juliet, or Hamlet. This activity encourages creativity and helps students relate Shakespearean themes to contemporary communication. 5. Give students a chance to investigate one of Shakespeare's sonnet. You can assign a sonnet or have students choose one of their own. Then, guide them through analyzing the poem with a Doodle Poem Analysis one-pager. This guide makes analyzing the poem approachable and creative. It's also a great way to get students to share their poem analysis with others. You can download the FREE Doodle Poetry Analysis HERE. 6. Use a simple craft like this "Will's Quill" activity to get students learning about Shakespeare. First, have them research facts about Shakespeare. They should also find a quote that they like from Shakespeare. Students will add their work to feather shapes. Then, they'll cut out and glue the feathers together to make a quill just like one William Shakespeare would have used. Find everything you need to do this activity HERE. 7. Devote a day to immerse students in the Elizabethan era. Encourage them to come dressed in costumes from that time, play Renaissance music, and even serve Elizabethan-inspired snacks. This thematic approach can set the stage for a deeper exploration of Shakespeare's works. ----------------------------------------------------------- These ideas are designed to make learning about Shakespeare fun and relatable. Taking the time to make Shakespeare approachable can be a great way to foster a lifelong appreciation for his work. I hope you give some of these ideas a try. (And don't forget get to save a TON of TIME with the William Shakespeare Doodle and Do resource!) Thanks for stopping by, Mary Beth P.S. Find more ways to make learning fun here.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a great piece for British literature or AP lit, so it's important to get students excited!
Teach Shakespeare in a way that makes his works relevant, engaging, and accessible for high school students. Grab 11 ideas in this post.
In this podcast/post, I'm sharing some of my own favorite classroom activities you can use with any Shakespeare plays and the results of my Shakespearean treasure hunt around the web. If you're looking for some fun resources to engage students with Shakespeare, click through to learn more!
Shakespeare is the most quoted English writer of all time. Read Shakespeare quotes by play, subject and character.
Whether you are a teacher tackling William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet for the first time or you are a veteran looking to change how you’ve taught it in the past, here’s four ways to hook your students as you introduce the play.
Shakespeare was responsible for many of the common phrases we still use today. Find out what they mean, and write it in the right column. Two worksheets below.
Get hands-on when you study William Shakespeare's plays with these activities and crafts.
Bring the Bard to life with these resources.
If you have ever taught Shakespeare’s plays or sonnets, then you know students can struggle to unlock the language and meaning of the text. The following two anchor charts have been tremendou…
Get hands-on when you study William Shakespeare's plays with these activities and crafts.
